Rep. Michael Burgess of Lewisville is leading the GOP effort to reform Obamacare in the House today.

Burgess, himself a medical doctor, is a cosponsor of the “Helping Sick Americans Now” Act, which was introduced by Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chairman Joe Pitts, R-Pa. The bill would eliminate the “Prevention and Public Health Fund” — which the pair calls an Obamacare “slush fund” — and put that money towards protecting Americans with pre-existing conditions.

Pitts and Burgess co-authored a blog post on The Hill this morning, making the case for their legislation which they say forces Congress to “take a stand” and revoke funding from a program the administration is using for “mass marketing.” The lawmakers say the program has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on questionable programs and media outreach campaigns.

“As long as the ‘Prevention’ fund remains law, ObamaCare implementers have one last trough of money to raid to prop up their failing law that is destroying jobs, increasing insurance premiums, gutting Medicare, and empowering Washington bureaucrats at the expense of patients.”

The bill would instead focus funding on expanding care for Americans with pre-existing conditions. In February, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it would stop accepting new applicants to its high risk insurance pools, which were put in place to protect people who had been denied coverage due to pre-existing conditions. HHS said they cut off enrollment to ensure they could adequately care for their existing clients.

Rep. Michael Burgess

The bill has been supported by Majority Leader Eric Cantor and has garnered 16 cosponsors including House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions of Dallas.

However, leading Republican organizations have come out against the bill, which they say endorses a failing program. The Club for Growth, GrowAmerica, and the Heritage Foundation all oppose the bills passing. In a “key vote” alert send out by the Club for Growth, the group argued the bill would further extend the government’s role in healthcare.

“Because this bill eliminates a previous requirement for enrollees to be uninsured for six months, it creates the moral hazard of avoiding insurance until it is needed and provides an extra incentive for people to enroll in federally-run insurance,” the group said.

House Democrats have also come out against the bill as another GOP attempt to undermine the Affordable Care Act.

The White House has threatened to veto the bill if it passes.

“While the administration would like to extend coverage to as many Americans as possible, rather than finding common ground on a funding source, this legislation effectively would repeal part of the Affordable Care Act,” the administration said in a statement of policy yesterday.

With opposition from both sides of the aisle, it will be a difficult bill to pass. When asked for a sneak peak on where votes will land, Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy of California dodged the question with a reference to the movie, “Fight Club.”

“Every time you ask this question I give you the same answer,” McCarthy said. “The first rule of Fight Club is you don’t talk about Fight Club.”